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Blacks More Prone to Colon Cancers That Arise Between Colonoscopies 05/22/2017 05:00 PM EDT Differences in biology or in the quality of screenings blacks receive may be to blame, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: African American Health, Colonoscopy, Health Disparities Anabolic Steroids May Tax the Heart 05/22/2017 04:00 PM EDT Weight-lifters using the synthetic hormones have lower pumping capacity, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Anabolic Steroids, Heart Diseases Increasing Numbers of Pregnant Women Also Have Heart Disease 05/22/2017 12:00 PM EDT Multiple specialists may be needed to care for these expectant moms, researcher says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Problems in Pregnancy, Heart Disease in Women Actemra Approved for Certain Blood Vessel Inflammation 05/22/2017 11:48 AM EDT Drug will treat adults with a condition called vasculitis Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Giant Cell Arteritis, Medicines Fewer U.S. Teens Are Boozing It Up 05/22/2017 09:00 AM EDT Study finds frequent binge drinking among adolescents has dropped in past 25 years Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, Teen Health, Underage Drinking No Fruit Juice Before Age 1, Pediatricians Say 05/22/2017 09:00 AM EDT Plus, they support limits for older kids and doing away with sippy cups for toddlers Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Carbohydrates, Infant and Newborn Nutrition, Parenting First-Try Antibiotics Now Fail in 1 in 4 Adult Pneumonia Cases 05/22/2017 08:32 AM EDT Patients typically helped by other means, but levels of drug resistance are concerning, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotics, Pneumonia ERs May Need to Rethink Opioid Prescription Practices 05/19/2017 05:00 PM EDT States should limit the number of days these drugs can be given, study suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Emergency Medical Services, Opioid Abuse and Addiction, Pain Relievers Poverty Could Make Lupus Even Worse 05/19/2017 04:00 PM EDT Second study saw pregnancy complications higher among non-whites Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Disparities, Health Problems in Pregnancy, Lupus Could Cancer Drug Gleevec Help with Severe Asthma? 05/19/2017 02:00 PM EDT Small study suggests a new approach might one day help those with uncontrolled lung disease Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Asthma, Leukemia, Medicines 1 in 5 U.S. Cancers Is 'Rare' 05/19/2017 12:00 PM EDT Little-known malignancies harder to diagnose and treat, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer Dying Patients Often Given Medicines That Won't Help Them 05/19/2017 12:00 PM EDT Study finds many still prescribed long-term disease-preventing medications Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: End of Life Issues, Medicines Heavy Kids Face Triple the Odds for Depression in Adulthood 05/19/2017 12:00 PM EDT Risk was 4 times greater if they were also overweight as adults, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Mental Health, Depression, Obesity in Children Yoga, Meditation May Ease Some Breast Cancer Symptoms 05/19/2017 12:00 PM EDT But study into alternative therapies didn't find evidence to support using dietary supplements Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Cancer Alternative Therapies Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? 05/19/2017 09:00 AM EDT How to tell if it's become your BFF Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Healthy Sleep, Mental Health Study Refutes Viagra-Melanoma Link 05/19/2017 09:00 AM EDT Data shows no connection between impotence drug and deadly skin cancer, after all Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Erectile Dysfunction, Medicines, Melanoma Zika Mosquito Can Transmit Other Viruses, Too 05/19/2017 09:00 AM EDT 3-in-1 bite might also spread chikungunya and dengue fever, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika Virus   Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656